David is Managing Director and Co-founder of Council Advisors, a leading CEO-focused professional services firm comprised of SSA & Company, The Miles Group and High Lantern Group. David also serves as Vice-Chairman of World 50 Group, the world’s leading membership organization for C-level executives. He serves as the Lead Director of Envita Sustainability Solutions. He is an investor in private companies and venture capital funds. David is Chairman of the board of the Deming Center for Quality and Competitiveness at Columbia Business School, is on the Board of the University of Virginia’s College of Art and Sciences Foundation and is a member of the Gotham Chapter of YPO.
David has extensive experience in building businesses, as a strategic advisor, private equity investor, and operating executive. He holds an MBA, with distinction, from Columbia Business School and a BA from the University of Virginia.